Late last month, a 22-year-old University of Iowa student—best known as “Vodka Samm”—was arrested with a blood alcohol content of .341. On Aug. 31, University of Iowa Department of Public Safety officers intervened when the woman allegedly tried to storm the field at a University of Iowa football game in Iowa City. After her arrest, she tweeted: “Just went to jail. #YOLO” and “I’m going to get .341 tattoed on me because it’s so epic.” Finally, “Sorry for being like every other college student.”

Since then, Vodka Samm has become the poster girl for over-the-top college drinking. Within days of her arrest, she deleted her Vodka Samm Twitter account. Still, she’s anything but invisible. Her Vine videos are there for the viewing: the student cradling a vodka bottle like a baby before she downs a shot, looking confused beside a table full of empties. Read More »

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